When I rename a file, it created duplicated

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Hi, I use sync to sync a bunch of pictures between my phone and my computer. Sometimes I rename these photos so they are easier to find later, and I've just realised that when I do that, sync will make duplicated of the files, one which was renamed and one which was not. Sometimes it just deletes the renamed file and keeps the non renamed file.

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In an attempt to solve the problem I changed it about a month ago to a read only folder which only the PC can write to. So I have 2 sync folders, one on my PC which is synced with my phone, but is read only, and on my phone which is synced to my PC, and is also read only. If I need a file I just go which folder I need and grab it

Unfortunately the renamed files problem still remains despite that. The PC version of sync is running on Windows, and the phone version is running on Android, which is using adaptable storage to combine the SD card and Internal storage as one, but I dont see how that would prevent it from not writing.

Is there any kind of debug logs or something which I can look at to maybe see whats going on?

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PC: %appdata%\BitTorrent Sync, files sync.log, and all sync.log####zip. Send them via this form and mention this forum topic.

Android: /data/data/com.bittorrent.sync/files/. same filenames. You won't be able to get there unless your phone is rooted, so in Sync use Contact support, in description refer to this forum topic somehow, send and agree to attach logs. DO NOT close the app for another 10 minutes after sending.

Please mention which exactly file and on which of the peers you rename, its old and new names, to hunt it down in the logs. Thanks.

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On a linux install of rsync (acquired from the site on 2017-01-04), I created a folder called "videos". A peer connected and gained read/write access to this folder. He added 2 files which I wanted to change the naming scheme of. When I renamed these files, the peer started sending me them from the beginning. Renaming them back to their original name didn't fix the issue.

I've looked on several Resilio help documents, and they refer to many features that don't exist in the WebUI interface of the current linux version. Since this version doesn't run a GUI, the renames were all done with the tool "rename", and I'm unable to access configuration of the Resilio Sync instance outside of the --config option (and file) and the WebUI.

This doesn't seem like intended behavior according to the help documentation. What steps should I take to resolve the issue?

Running version 2.4.4 for Debian Linux x64, remote host running a Windows version downloaded on the 4th. Neither account has "Pro".

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Robotnik's problem was that two files remained in the share - with old and new name. But from your case I see that the problem is that the renamed file is re-synced? That does not seem to be similar problem.

Do you have Archive enabled on your desktop? Renaming is done via it, so with it disabled, renamed file will be re-synced